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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9092 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act to provide for assistance to States and local governments in response 

to extreme heat events, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2024 

Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for assistance to States 

and local governments in response to extreme heat 

events, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Heat Management As5 sistance Grant Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘HMAG Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MITIGATION OF EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

8 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 


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1 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 431. MITIGATION OF EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through 

5 the Regional Administrator of Federal Emergency Man6 agement Agency, may provide assistance, including 

7 grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State 

8 or local government for the mitigation, and management 

9 of an extreme heat event. 

10 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In providing assistance under 

11 this section, the President shall coordinate with the head 

12 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

13 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for assistance 

14 under this section, a State or local government shall sub15 mit to the President— 

16 ‘‘(1) an assessment of the potential loss of life 

17 due to the extreme heat event based on information 

18 on previous events, if such events have occurred; 

19 ‘‘(2) an assessment of the potential loss of rev20 enue to such State or local government due to the 

21 extreme heat event based on any such previous 

22 event; 

23 ‘‘(3) a description of any other sources of as24 sistance available to the State or local government, 


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1 including potential sources that are not solely re2 sponsible for mitigation of extreme heat events; and 

3 ‘‘(4) any potential long-term impacts of the ex4 treme heat events, including impacts to infrastruc5 ture. 

6 ‘‘(d) ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE.—In providing assist7 ance under this section, the President may use the author8 ity provided under section 403. 

9 ‘‘(e) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Whether or 

10 not a major disaster is declared, the President may pro11 vide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with sec12 tion 404 in any area affected by an extreme heat event 

13 for which assistance was provided under this section, in14 cluding— 

15 ‘‘(f) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The President 

16 shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary 

17 to carry out this section, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) an requirements for an agreement entered 

19 into by the State or local government to receive as20 sistance under this section; 

21 ‘‘(2) a procedure for an appeals process in the 

22 case of a denial of assistance requested under this 

23 section; and 

24 ‘‘(3) a description of eligible costs for which as25 sistance may be provided under this section.’’. 


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1 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME HEAT EVENT

2 THRESHOLD.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

4 Emergency Management Agency, jointly with the Admin5 istrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin6 istration and in consultation with the Director of the Cen7 ters for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a 

8 threshold for the temperature and duration of a heat event 

9 to qualify as an extreme heat event under section 431 of 

10 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As11 sistance Act, as added by this Act. 

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